Showtime at the Apollo
For decades, performers have known they have made it big when they hear, It’s Showtime at the Apollo! More than just about the Apollo Theater in Harlem, this fact-filled graphic novel tells the story of African-American music in NYC from the Harlem Renaissance after WWI through the present. All theContinue Reading
Footsteps in the Dark
Priest holes, mysterious ghosts, secret passages and skeletons figure prominently in Footsteps in the Dark. Siblings Peter, Celia and Margaret inherit the Priory, a large ancient country estate, from their Uncle. They, along with Celia’s husband Charles, decide to move in. Footsteps in the Dark was originally published in 1932.Continue Reading
Guy Who Died Twice
A man walks into a police station insisting he has been murdered. With a record of mental issues, he is sent home. Less than nine hours later, he is stabbed to death in the Guy Who Died Twice. Detective D.D. Warren and her partner investigate the man’s murder. Arriving homeContinue Reading
The Boy
With a masterful plot, unique characters and a pitch-perfect rural setting, there is nothing in The Boy that I didn’t love. A woman awakens to a ghastly sound coming from 7-year-old son’s room. Racing to his room, she finds him stabbed multiple time and the killer next turns the knifeContinue Reading
Keto in an Instant
Whether you follow a keto or gluten-free diet, Keto in an Instant has spectacular recipes you will want to eat. After a short introduction to the keto diet and the Instant Pot, the book has a multitude of recipes for breakfast, dinners, soups, stews, sides, salads, snacks, appetizers and desserts.Continue Reading
FTL, Y’All!
Large mixed bag of comic short stories all with the theme of cheap space travel fill FTL Y’All. There are 21 stories within this 327-page book. Most have the theme that Earth is a wasteland but outer space isn’t much better. Crowds, bureaucracy, and masses of people have ruined EarthContinue Reading
Bloated Belly Whisperer
The Bloated Belly Whisperer is an excellent self-help book for those with digestive distress. The book begins with a brief overview of how the digestive system works—with helpful illustrations of internal organs. A quiz to narrow down the reader’s stomach and intestinal issues follows and then refers readers to theContinue Reading
Watching You
Newlywed Joey has a deep attraction for her married neighbor Tom in upscale Melville Heights, Bristol, England in a new family thriller, Watching You. Everyone is watching everyone in the small neighborhood. Jenna thinks Tom, who is headmaster at her school, has an inappropriate relationship with her best friend, Bess.Continue Reading
Batman Vol 8: Cold Days
Batman is still feeling blue about his marriage plans going awry and his son’s death in Batman Vol 8: Cold Days. Bruce Wayne is empaneled on a jury. The trial’s question is whether Mr. Freeze killed three woman in the vain hope to resurrect his dead wife. After both sidesContinue Reading
Mystery of the Exploding Teeth
If there is a strange medical tale, it is recorded in the Mystery of the Exploding Teeth. With section titles like Unfortunate Predicaments, Mysterious Illnesses, and Horrifying Operations, how could this book be anything but a rollicking ride through the pages of bad choices. In Unfortunate Predicaments, we meet youngContinue Reading
Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots
Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots is literally about all three of those things but not necessarily all at one time. The book begins with a look back at early sex toys. The most hard to forget is the sailor’s lady made of leather and fabric and shared around theContinue Reading
Undead Messiah 2
Undead Messiah 2 explains what is causing the zombie apocalypse and who the mysterious masked messiah is. Tim is obsessed with zombies. He plays zombie video games. He watches zombie movies. Little does he know how useful that will soon become in real life. SPOILER for Undead Messiah 1Continue Reading
Valentine Candy Murder
Two Lucy Stone novels, Valentine Murder #5 originally published in 1998 and Chocolate Covered Murder #18 originally published in 2012, are combined in Valentine Candy Murder. Two weeks before Valentine’s Day, Lucy is attending her first library board meeting. When she goes to the basement looking for Bitsy, the librarian,Continue Reading
Steamed Open
Steamed Open, the seventh in the Maine Clambake Mysteries, has great characters and will teach the reader about clamming but the mystery was too easy to solve. Bartholomew Frick, a stranger in town, inherits theHendrickson mansion, lighthouse, and beach after 101-year-old Lou’s death. His first move is to bar accessContinue Reading
The Flash Vol 8: Flash War
The Flash Vol 8: Flash War describes the human feelings driving some of the Flash Family to despair. The holiday season is when you get together with your family and remember those who were taken too soon. The Flash Family is no different. Wally has the holiday blues and isContinue Reading
Curse of Oak Island
Six people have died and multiple fortunes squandered on the world’s most famous treasure hunt. The Curse of Oak Island is a comprehensive history of each attempt. In 1795, a young man finds a mysterious depression on Oak Island, a small island off Nova Scotia. With two of his friends,Continue Reading